destruction
English Thesaurus
1. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | disaster, |
| definition | : | an act that has disastrous consequences (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | decimation, |
| definition | : | destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | neutralisation, neutralization, |
| definition | : | (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sabotage, |
| definition | : | a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | holocaust, |
| definition | : | an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | demolition, |
| definition | : | the act of demolishing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | spoliation, |
| definition | : | (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence (noun.act) |
2. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | depredation, ravage, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a destructive action (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | razing, wrecking, |
| definition | : | the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | ruin, ruination, |
| definition | : | an event that results in destruction (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | rack, wrack, |
| definition | : | the destruction or collapse of something (noun.event) |
3. a final state (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
4. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)
| derivation | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | destroy, destruct, |
| definition | : | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation) |
5. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
| derivation | : | cancel out, wipe out, |
| definition | : | wipe out the effect of something (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | erase, wipe out, |
| definition | : | remove from memory or existence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sweep away, wipe out, |
| definition | : | eliminate completely and without a trace (verb.creation) |
6. a final state (noun.state)
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | die, |
| definition | : | disappear or come to an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
7. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act)
| derivation | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | destroy, destruct, |
| definition | : | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation) |
8. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
| derivation | : | cancel out, wipe out, |
| definition | : | wipe out the effect of something (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | erase, wipe out, |
| definition | : | remove from memory or existence (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | sweep away, wipe out, |
| definition | : | eliminate completely and without a trace (verb.creation) |
9. a final state (noun.state)
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | bring to an end or halt (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | die, |
| definition | : | disappear or come to an end (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | end, |
| definition | : | put an end to (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate, |
| definition | : | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | end, terminate, |
| definition | : | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of (verb.stative) |
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